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Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics · Journal article
Acs Nano Medicine · August 14, 2026
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This is a narrative review of thylakoid-derived bionanomaterials as a conceptual platform for disease therapy. The work surveys fabrication strategies, proposed mechanisms (oxygen supply for photodynamic therapy, ATP/NADPH replenishment for metabolic restoration), and disease targets (oncology, degenerative and ischemic diseases), but reports no clinical trials, efficacy data, or safety outcomes in humans.
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Thylakoids preserve native photosynthetic electron transport chain, enabling light- or ultrasound-driven production of O2, ATP, and NADPH. Proposed mechanisms address hypoxia, oxidative stress, energy deficiency, and inflammatory dysregulation in cancer, musculoskeletal degeneration, acute metabolic organ injury, thromboischemic disorders, and surface-accessible diseases. Clinical translation remains constrained by unaddressed challenges: activation depth, membrane stability, immunogenicity, manufacturing scalability, and long-term biosafety.
No clinical trial data, efficacy metrics, or in vivo safety outcomes are reported. Clinical translation remains constrained by unaddressed challenges: activation depth, membrane stability, immunogenicity, manufacturing scalability, and long-term biosafety.
This review does not yet provide evidence to guide clinical practice. It identifies thylakoid systems as a novel research direction and outlines unresolved challenges (immunogenicity, stability, scalability, biosafety) that must be addressed before human studies can be justified.
This is a narrative review synthesizing preclinical concepts and early-stage mechanistic work on thylakoid bionanomaterials; it raises therapeutic possibilities rather than reporting clinical evidence or completed trials.
This review does not yet provide evidence to guide clinical practice. It identifies thylakoid systems as a novel research direction and outlines unresolved challenges (immunogenicity, stability, scalability, biosafety) that must be addressed before human studies can be justified.
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Abstract Thylakoids are photosynthetic membrane systems located within the chloroplast of plants and algae, and thylakoid-derived materials have recently been established as a distinctive class of bionanomaterials for disease therapy. Unlike conventional phytochemical extraction or passive drug delivery, thylakoid-based systems preserve the native photosynthetic electron transport chain. This enables light- or ultrasound-driven production of O2, ATP, and NADPH. These bioenergetic outputs directly counter the pathological hallmarks of hypoxia, oxidative stress, energy deficiency, and inflammatory dysregulation. Such features are central to cancer, musculoskeletal degeneration, acute metabolic organ injury, thromboischemic disorders, and surface-accessible diseases. This review systematically examines the progression of thylakoid-based biomedicine from discovery to therapeutic application. We first discuss fabrication strategies for thylakoid-derived nanosystems, including nanothylakoid preparation, nanoparticle coating, cell-membrane hybridization, and three-dimensional matrix integration. We then classify disease applications by therapeutic mechanism. In oncology, thylakoid systems supply oxygen to enhance the efficiency of photodynamic therapy. In degenerative and ischemic diseases, they replenish ATP and NADPH to restore metabolic homeostasis. Despite these advances, clinical translation is still constrained by unaddressed challenges, including activation depth, membrane stability, immunogenicity, manufacturing scalability, and long-term biosafety. We conclude by outlining future directions. These include long-wavelength photosynthetic systems, ultrasound-responsive activation, synthetic biology-enabled artificial chloroplasts, and standardized manufacturing frameworks. By combining plant physiology with nanomedicine and metabolic therapy, thylakoid-inspired systems serve as a versatile, translatable platform for next-generation precision therapeutics.
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